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Insertion.
XEED SOT BE LEFT US UD.
t,. , , . 4 . . ,
TheColoma is reported on the way to
Hon Ron?.
Mrs. Malcom lias her spring opening!
r"riy'' .
"?lV?rJ5 imrasa "P anfl
inauy lor uus uess.
There will ba appropriate Eti, ser-
-!: i i. ic fi "i""V "".'- r",,., "- v"-
11 theM E cUnrch "6Xt lb,irsaay
evening,
A rollinff stone mnv not n-ithfir nhe
mosa. lintilmnnnoMtn hnrlr tho ihina
nt U , -.. -l. .-:, , ;a
of tho man who tries to stop it
mouth
at Ft. Canby, 2.18, at Portland, 2.25
Tho Presbyterian sociable at S. F. Mc
Kean's last evening was an occasion of
pleasure to a large party of ladies and
gentlemen.
The "Weekly AsToeian, in stamped
wrappers, ready for mailing, published
this morning; full of news and home hap
penings; price ten cents.
The Tillie E. StarbucI; will finish this
week. "When loaded she will have about
2750 tons of wheat, said to be the largest
cargo ever carried from Astori j.
Mr. John Lawrence, assistant superin
tendent of the Sunset Telephone co.n
pany, goes to Ilwaco this morning to see
aoout running a line to the ctpe.
A larse force of mon are at work on I
the Kalama branch of tho X. P. B. B.J
about fifteen miles below Portland, and
an additional number will soon bo placed
at worn.
The river craft furnishes tho rao3t of
the marine items nowadays. The Wil
lamette crossed out for the sound yester
day afternoon; the Walla Walla arrived
in coal lvden.
Gilb9rt Christiansen guarantees that
all cannery work and other work
brought to his blacksmithing establish
ment will be done to the satisfaction of
his customers.
J. "W. Buddock is moving his plumbing
and gas fitting headquarters to the rear
of the building occupied by Wheeler L
Bobb. Messrs. Holt C Co., will occupy
the former j remises after the 1st pror.
The Democratic precinct comointas
give notice that the Democratic primary
will be held in the court housa at half
past seven to-morrow evening to elect
twenty-one delegates to the county con
ventiorx. At a regular meeting of Beaver lodge
last evening, Granville Heed, S. B. Ben
ner, "Wm. Bock and Wm. Barker were
elected delegates to the grand lodge, I. O.
O. F of Oregon, which meets m this
city on the third Thursday in May.
A Scotch physician olaims to have dis
covered a way to make the hardest voice
soft and sweet. It is probably to jump
on it until it becomes flexible or drink
the "unadulterated beverages sold at
wholesale by Wm. Loeb & Co., opposite
the Parker House.
Yesterday's dispatches say that post
masters salaries are to be readjusted,
and that $50,000,000 will be required to
pay all claims. It will take far less than
that vast sum to fit oneself with fine col
lars and cuffs such as are sold in such
quantities at Prael Bros.' Empire store.
The rapidly increasing business of Ed.
Jackson, the proprietor of the Astoria
bakery on Chenamus street, necessitates
the opening of a branch establishment
on the roadway for tho convenience of
hia patrons" in that part of tha city. He
will have his new branch ready for busi
ness in a few days, and in connection
with it will be conducted a candy factory,
the whole being in charge of John P.
Classen.
The city officials' quarters at the city
hall are undergoing a transformation.
On the walls of the council chamber
gleams brilliantlj flowered gold paper,
overhead is frescoed work, and in the
auditor and clerk's room the brilliant
hues of the kalsomining overhead and the
new Axminstor carpet, bought by the
yard to be worn by the foot, lend nn air
of luxury to the surroundings in marked
contrast to the meager appearance of the
adjoining rooms.
There may be several of our readers
who do not know what evolution means.
For the benefit of such it affords us
pleasure to state that, according to Her
bert Spencer, evolution is simply "lin in
tegration of matter and concomitant dis
sipation of motion, during which tho
matter passes from an indefinite, incor
herent homogeneity, and during which
the retained motion undorgoes a parallel
transformation." But this doesn't pre
vent D. A. Mcintosh selling the nobbiest
hst in Astoria.
D. A. Mcintosh's Gents' Futsithtng Store.
Owing to the rapid incieaBe of busi
ness both in the manufacturing and re
tail trade, this gentleman has enlaiged
and refitted his' store to ma&o room for
a spring and summer stock of clothing,
hats and gents furnishing j oods. He is
busy opening goods comprising an excel
lent line of suitings, French plaids
Scotch and English tweeds French and
English worsteds and American oassi
xneres. The gents' furnishing depart
ment is complete, including fiuo and me
dium grade underwear, poi f ect-fittlng
-white shirts, and tut newest styles in
scarfs and ties. Os Monday nort he
will exhibit an jisraonse stock of clc;u
ing direct from tho manufacturers.
StMjser Dars foi April.
From San Fran. From Astoria.
State, 4 Oregon. 6
Columbia 8'State 10
Oregon. .'...12!Columbia...., 14
State 1G Oregon 13
Columbia 20iState 'J2
Oregon.- 24Columbii... , ..26
Stated 28lOregon 3j
Columbia, May... 2iStateMaj' 4
Y. X. C. A. Business Meeting.
The'regular monthly businoss meeting
of tho association will be held this even
ing at half past seven o'clock. Members
are xequosted to be on hand.
C. A. HANSEN,
Secretary.
' Notice to the JPubllo.
After leaving your watch with most
all the jewelers of tho town, and s,tlll
she don't keep good time, please call
and give me a trial; all work guaran
teed. Having 15 years of experience In the
'watch making trade and being supplied
With a full sec or the latet improved
and finest watch making tools, the same
as the Walthamaml Elgin watch lac
tories use, I am enabled to do any re
pairing InJue watch making line.
-Call and see the electric clock.
- W. F. Armbruster,
Practical watchmaker and jeweler, at
XJari Awller'a Crystal Pilaw.
'i'iA ry.u. ...-.I..? 1 x r ..... 1 ivoum it mnrva nna 'I'hnaaurntiio n.ii..
xuu fluu(yHe, hkukb ior wnoeHH- ---- --. '" "'-.... .. .,., p
wwn wim wneai, is icy aays 0111, ana :" '"jr"'? ' i" bui -uicu uu- pr-ni.i: i,rr ah oresident
fears are entertained for her safcu . I t- ' It is the duty of every citizen of i r?n'":n,..L..,?rcf..a:.. lT "V
a. tj i .i ? . rtr :t pniiOAic r nnj -aaa. ,!. !... . -. . i m--. v-- . vv --v
The rainfall in Astoria during tho! Sl?f"L02.!, ite1. .!?1S TJ Tfi MtS
eadine March 31st. was 2. Vj inches: i f "7".1""" ""- -i.uu-, Kli3 :.ui i,, r in'1830. and .
WHAT SOME MTO SIMPERS UY.
This total arotsof the Oregon and
Treuncoiitiiioijtnl company are SSJ,S57.
951). The liabilities arc LHJr58Jf9.72. Tha
:j)i who will kick Uk involves after reiul
ini; this t-v.il.it air- our local Shlick:
wlmwTr-,.it ,u" a .t vrcat favor .t
:I4 about dghten mouths ago. Tlm
have recently nuarly all bwai ''If I nm."
with grant tifacti.m to t!ie.iii-:iv. . ..t
lerv th.:i: '20. .VorAictV .Yew.
It is not out of place in this cotm.-oti.xi
. .vtkkut ' r?fer to tut ,flortR "f Capt. Ck to es
tablish :. new Hub of transnurtnt nn from
OF tl AsfViriH- if
ey-VrrirackVhe
located the lino entirelv out of the v,,y,
of the O. K. &. X. Go.'s iui Yet l'orl-
a. . ,. . r
Sr,frraV;,,.tir,Vln.,'v ,co,Tmy fl'nw h,m-' was u.'u.e private secretary of our lega
oii iroin land they did not want to usohv ' . . .
bringing in a charge of ST,.000 damnim
doue their property, i. c, so much for
ngnt ot way over land given to them ana
not wanted in their lilie, and eventually
! to fetarve on tne effort to establish
1 cheap freight hue. Dalles Sun.
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, - ...w .,.. w uw&4. IV stilKIllDlt 41
. aa. o .t..w.,. i. "i.T i.-Ai. li'..
coptiou of the great wave of immigration1
,cito tss-rv;
w:l n ;,; tZZ ', "r ...rVr :
, r- ""vi " ,,. w ,
J" "S ""?fa?? MS. Ior
j 5 tto 7iS which muSfSaSZ
tbeuioe
1 lands or tuis region, which ore now locked
I up by withdrawal and kept from reach of
withrlrnm.1 nnH lrant tmm m.l. .,f
! w-4l i. 4-1.,. i.;..u :, .1 j.j t ..
the Xortl r-m I'Mnifio rr,;irn:.H rnl,..1
i 'ibiiin jy kite jijl:u iiijin uiuuiiuueu u
Mir nnlilin ilnmnin ..i..l tl.u ,..,.1 v...
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.e,n?ent'. lheffect uPn t""1? territory
yencer
An editor who undertakes to select
from the-news of the day such matters as
ub ueems suuauie ror public reading em
. 1.., J J ' 1.7 . ". ..
w.wM ma iuu-i, uauyerous uusirpri-e; ior
editors, liko other men, arc fallible. And
wu.u..wuua c-i4jlw iu uv uujw w piiujiiii
a paper without onv renorts or murders.
or robberies, or cdulterio, or djvorccs, j WUOm Cassius M. Clay, of Kentucky, fol
anu to devote his whole space to instruc-' owed as minister for six years between
w. ..Dika.u,uK .iuu luurm lupira. jui isss and I8J3. Kx-Governor Uurtin, of
so long as men will commit murder and Pennsylvania; Eugene Schuvler, of New
deeds of wrong, a journal must chroniole'ork. ilarahall Jewell, of Connecticut,
journal aims to be a faithful record of
the events of tho day before tho one on
whioh it nrmonrfl. d'hmnirli
ti, enWA cim ,i. i.. ..i. i..-
destiny in tho woods of Benton or Tills
mook within the next ten years, will
breed upward as to tho quality of his
stock, gelding his bull calves and rising
them for work oxen in tho logging
camp3, while ho retains his heifers and
breeds them to bulls of i u:er grades than
themselves. He will put up his butter in
a cellar at a low temperature, reserving
every possible pound for sale at high
prices at the opening of winter. liis
buttermilk he will uss for fattening his
hogs and on tho hillside above his house
he will have not only a good orchard of
apples and plums, but an pcre or two
laid olf in peao and vetches, as winter
food for his hogs and cattle. He will
keep a few sheep for his own table and
have something to eat bc-sides salt pork
and parsnips the year around. Ho will,
in woiu, produce on ms own grounds
everything that will grow out of doora,
and piy cash for nothing that may b..
obtained by a little hard work. And
when that class of people get the whip
h md in this state, the coastwise coun
tries will be the richest in the whole ex
panse of Oregon. Oregonian.
No man who can avoid it pajs a tax.
If possible, he passes it to another, and
he to another, until the final contributor
is the man who must piy becauso he is
in difficulty. A tax on mortgages is not
p.iid by the monBy lender fur from it.
He hands it over to the state, but he first
collects It in tho shape of added iuter
ost fro'n the owner of the mortgaged
propsrt s necessity knows no law, s y
must the debtor raise money at an' sac
rific. The loaner charges a rate of in
terest equal to the average rate of return
on capita! m that community, plus the
rate of taxation on the mortgage. The
holder of tha property must make such
returns as he can, and thte arc nil that
he can make: for no one can be so idi
otic us to suppose that capital will be put
into mortgages at a voluntary sacritice
on its part of the tax on the same. The
unhappy debtor, therefore, pays, first to
his creditor, tho average rate of interest
on money borrowed; second, to the state,
taxes on the full assessed valuation of
the property he holds; and thud, to his
creditor, an additional amount of inter
est on his loeu, equal to the tax imposed
on theavider.ee of that loan, which sum
the creditor iu turn passes over to the
state. If 'this is not "double taxation,"
then nothing can be double except a
man's eve-sight and his reasoning.
Fwtie- 're&s.
Uoseobcrtr Superior J.aequer.
Mr. W. E. Waters.' representing D.
Hostnberg & Sou's celebiated lacquers,
at present a guest at tho Occident hotel,
has a largo shipment of their goods to
arrho within a week, and their lacquers
can be had in lots to suit through John
W. Hume of this city. Mr. Waters says
that their lacquers furnished this season
contain a much larger percentage of
turpentine than heretofore, and, although
they do not sell it for turpentine lacquer,
they are convinced that it contains as
much turpentine as the article sold by
others as a pure turpentine lacquer, at a
muoh higher price. They have improved
the quality so much that all competitors
are away behind them in point of excel
lence, and they are ready to demonstrate
this to tho packers on the Columbia
river. The question of dauger of their
lacquers compared with others was care
fully looked into by them prior to ship
ping this year's supply, and they havo
absolutely lound their's safer than the
so-called ''pure turpentine lacquer" and
other brands now on this coast. In point
of color-spreading qualities and dura
bility, they are way anead of all othors,
and they are not imposing upon the pack
ers by charging an. outrage juj price for
an inferior urticle called turpentine
law. nr. Fair deaLn? and superior value
iav.'iu'.'y wns in commercial contest
j-Ls prica of tneir improved lacqujr tuis
season is 75 cents per gallon here, sni as
they require nearly two gallons of t.rpen
tmo for reducing, it makes the cost of
the mixture ready for use, at the prejeut
price of turpentine, about 59 cants, "and
don't you forget it." The question of
any lacquers being endorsed by the board
of underwriters is erroneous, and anyone
stating that such is tho case has been, to
say the least, misinformed These
lacquers, reduced.with spirits of turpen
tine, are as muoh in the eslimatioa or the
board of underwriters as any other so
o tiled pure turpentine, witho A except o .
After their experience in testing the dif
ferent brands taken to them at their
offioe in San Francisoo, they admitted
that this lacquer looked better in every
respeot and was as safe as any in tho
market.
Special IVotlcc.
Mr. N. Loeb has instructed inn to dis
pose of his entire stock of Clothing,
Furnishing goods, Boots andSnbes.etc,
at co.t, without reserve.
C. P. Moffit.
Telegram.
MR. Wisf, (with M. D. Kant), Astoria, Ogu
Make all the room .you can in thestoie,
I will bring the largest and best assort
ed stock of Novelties in Clothing and
Furnishing Goods ever brought to Asto
ria, uy the steamer vaitjornia.
Astoria ns, look out tor bargains this
season. M. D. Kaxt.
Flaaos For Kent
On most favorable terms, at Carl Ad
lert Crystal Palace,.
POLITICAL PAT.
salaries of Oar Offlce-Holders, CongMSsraen,
anil Army and Xsry Officers.
.Minister Hunt's death at St. Peters-Iih-j.
lMes one of the best official places
iu Kuruiw vacant. Tho salary of the
n..rican ambassador to the court of all
tli- lCu.ii-ts is $17,500 a year, and the
o-itioit :t one of the most polite courts
of r.uroe is one greatly courted by pub
lic men. '1 he work is not hard, and, in
i i:...- ..4 r..mn r.f MIT- Tnrvct Tinfnfl
111UI71 IH r1, rHJ4JU J vfc. M.wj -w.w
taTC tto TO"tloB
thi, ihi- appointment. "When John
Ouhir wlnnm was fifteen vears old he
tIO!1 m JSu "" i"1 coiumeuceu r-
ceivuift the talary from the government,
which, at the close of his official career,
! when he died here as n member of con-
tr-5-, .-.mountc-d to over half a million of
dollars. Iu 1S0D Mr. Adams became min-
, istrr. nud served Uve years. At about the
x''
of his tfrisi
Albert Gallatin and
;tie- . uay..ro,
nator l'oin Uavard's
thCr, w t lo a33istHimin
m.k.ug a commercial treaty, but when
thev l".l gotten u. .St. lVtersbiire. GaUa-
. tinIvid a t d,Nch that the sen-
, -.
' P-1
' 3le ":1 reiOV'U to CMUI-fU II UOlllinB-
' tion. 1UU
tion. nml tlie wu'.asv w,s broken.
i ... .. . . - ir . .1
iui..i i hikuhj, oi .uaryianu, wasiue
' "-lt LlliteU MltUS nilllHter to KUS918,
. ,, wiHnm H. Kmc. of Alabama, who
and
.. i? ? - :.. at-. ? .1
sident with
but died
office. John
as our
James Bu
chanan in 18!. At thu timo the salary
was somewhat iess than it i-i now, ana
Sir. Buchanan wroto home that it ought
rt 1i inrtrnn.1.1! 1" OTfl 11 ra!p nt. lanaf
"' " "' " " - ' "-""" " J "I .v..f
T,.e oietary of 1 ,' ition, who now gets
I over s-'ttX) a e.ir, then received onlv
and the ministers salary
ortionately les3.
il Tnvlnr wnij nirturv nt thfi
tinted States legation at at. retersDurg
; icno.iM ,..,.1 Ar;1liatr n.nar-nr.
and Joint W. Foster, who now gets S12,'
00j as minister to Spain, haye been em
ployed there at different periods during
the last fifteen years as United States
ministers.
Tho only other American ministers who
get $17,"UU a year are those at London,
iAifts rind Berlin. Our ambassadors to
Spain, Austria, Mexico, Italy, Brazil and
Jap-n get $12,WW a y ear. Those to Chili,
Peru, L'raguay, Guatemala, Costa Bica,
Honduras, Nicaragua and Salvador get
$10,L0J, and those to Portugal, Belgium,
Sweden and Norway, Denmark, Turkey,
Jiayti (JoLn M. Laugsteu), Greece and
several South American countries get
$7 500. The consuls-general to London,
raris, Havana and llio Janeiro get $G,0 JO
a year, and there are 175 consuls who re
ceive from 1,000 to $5,10J a year.
This question of salaries is interesting,
and tho blue book, which is only issued
for private use, gives some interesting
facts. The president, as every one knows,
gets $."0,000 now, together with a large
amount for his household expenses, ill
Jackson's day the $25,000 then paid was
not enough to run the White house, end
it is said he had to depend upon his cot
ton crop to keep up his establishment.
Cabinet ministers get $8,000 a yepr, as
do also the president of the senate and
speaker of the house. Bepresentatves
and senators get $G,00J a year and 125 a
year for p?ns, papers and toothpicks, to
gether with a mileage of twenty cents a
mile from their homes to Washington
and back again. This matter of mileage
used to be a great job, and members from
Oregon and California would oharge the
governmcM by way of Capo Horn, or by
the lsthmub of Panama, in some cases
the mileage so chaiged amounted to
several limes their present salary, but
when Horace Gieeley came to congress,
along late in the forties, he got a clerk to
take down for him the exact distance by
nearest post route from egch member's
homo to Washington, and also the route
charged iu his account to congress. He
thm v-stimated tho amount of mileage
each congressman should have received
and put this down with that he actually
did receive, and also the excess of the
one over the other. The whole was pub
lished in a t.bular form in the New
i'ork Tribune, giving each congressman's
name, and showing that over.l8J,000
unnecessary miles were charged, which,
at the then rate of forty cents a mile,
amounted to $73,4'J2.C0. The expose cre
ated consternation in Washington.
Nearly everj- man in both senate and
house was iniplic ited, and the article was
reprinted broadcast over the country.
There was at this time no more unpopu
lar man than Horace Greeley, but the
publication helped the Trituiic, "and it
started the work which eventually
remedied the evil.
At this time senators and represent
atives got 8 a day, end. the speaker of
the house and president pro tern of the
senate $1G per day. In the first congress
the pay was G a day for members of
both houses, and in two years of John
Adams' term as president, senators re
ceived 7 and representatives $5 per
diem. In 1815 it was changed Ho 1,500
pr annum for members of both houses,
and in 1817 to 8 per day.
In 1841 the salary of the governor of
Ohio was $100 a month; now itia $4j000
a year, and there is talk of building an
executive mansion at Columbus.
Five other states pay their governors
4.000 a year. Theso are Louisiana, Mas
sachusetts, Mississippi, Tennessee and
Texas. New York and Pennsylvania pay
tho highest gubernatorial salaries, 10,
000 each; Illinois and California pay G,
000; Colorado, Kentucky, Missouri Neva
da and Now Jersey pay 5,000; North Car
olina, Kansas, Iowa, Georgia and Arkan
sas pay J,000: Connecticut, Delaware
and Maine 2,000; New Hampshire. Mich
igan and Vermont, 1,000 each. Oregon's
Taore nre a number of S5.00J men in
Washington offices outside of the con
gressmen. The clerk of the house and
tne secretary of the senate each get 5,
Ov.0 a year, as do the stenographers in
congress, the two comptrollers of the
treasury, a number of surveyors of cus
toms and the commodores of tho navy.
Pension agents get $ l.oO J a year; tho civ
il service commissioners 30J, tho two
assistant attorney generals j,000 eight
justices of the supremo court 10,000,
nine judges of the circuit courts 3,000,
and fifty-three judges of the United
States district courts from 3,50J to
5,003.
The pay of officers in the army in
creased in proportion to the time they
have been in the service. Gen. Sheridan
for tho first five years of service will g"et
13,500 a year; a lieutenant-general gdts
11.000 a yoara major-general 7,500, a
brigadier-general 5,50J, a colonel 1,500,
a major i,500, a mounted captam $2,000,
and a second-lieutenant 1,500.
The admiral of the navy has .a salary
of 13,00 J a year, whether at sea or on
shore. Other oflioars have less when on
shore. Vice-admirals at sea get 9,000 a
year, rear-admirals 5,000, commodores
5,0J0, commanders 3,500, lieutenants,
sanior grade, 2,403, ensigns 1,200 to
L400, and cadets 950.
On tho whole, however, out publio offi
osrs aro poorly paid,-and it is safe to say
that no mi n relying upon a government
salary will ever beoome rich. Our presi
dent gets a small salary in comparison
with tho rulers of other countries, and
the governor-general of Canada -gets as
much. The president of tho French Be
publio has 120,000 a yetr, and he is al
lowed 32,000 for household expenses,
while gueen Viotoria has 1,818,800 a
year, not counting the revenue from the
Duchy of Lancaster, which amounts to
a cool 185,0J0 every vear. And still the
queen is trying to make a little by her
pn and poor Brown's legs. Bat this is not
ell. The-Pxinceof Wales gets 175,0L0
a year and the royal family has other
asauitiw amounting to 600,000. Only
I a little more than $2,800,000 n vcar is
wnai xjiKiHuu pays lor tno privilege of
having a royal family. A big price for
men of wood. !
Fire Alarms and Telephone.
Mr. "William I. Findlej, the attorney
for the fire department, has his offi e on
the seventh floor of tho Equitablo build-
mg on Broadway. Yesterday morning
he had occasion to use his telephone. He
told the office boy to ring up a certain
number ana tne ooy raised his hand con-
uaingiy 10 wuere ne Knew tne crank of
the telephone should bo,
There was no crank to bo been, and all
that remained of the telephone were three
or four shattered end of wire sticking
out from the wall.
There ain't no telephone here, ifr
Findley," tho boy exclaimed in amaze
ment, "and I guess there's been a fire."
. "No telephone! said the attorney of
the board, and he camo out of I Office
and looked at the dismantled wires.
The telephone box was Bet on hard
white wood. The place whero tho box
had been was white, but around it were
black daubs, as though tho wood had
been smeared with a brush.
Mr. Findley called at the telephone
office and learned that one of tho tele
phone wires had fallen across a fire-alarm
wire and caused an explosion in Mr.
.cinuiey'Bieiepuono oox and set fire to
tho woodwork. Tho accident occurred
on Wednesday night and was discovered
uy tno telephone company when the
wires ceased to work. Men hurried down
to tho Equitable building late at nioht
and extinguished the fire, which, on ac
count or me nou-coniimstiole nature of
the wood gained little headway. The
oox itseir nad oeen completely shattered,
and had tho acoident oceurred when anv.
one was using the wires death wouldhave
oden the probable result.
"Are those accidents anvwav common?"
the clerk in Mr. Findley's office was
asEeu.
"Quite," was the answer. "We have
five suits at present pending against tele
phono companies for damage to fire
alarm boxes. The cause in most oases
has been the same as hero. When the
wires crossed tho current has been run
down into the fire-alarm boxes, setting
fire to tho poles nnd ruining the appa
atus. No very great amount of damage
was done."
In the afternoon Mr. Findley went up
on business to Firo Department head
quarters. Ho met Mr. Esterbrook, the
lEBector of buildings.
"That must have been quite an explo
sion," remarked tho inspector, as Sir.
Findley finished his story.
"It might havo resulted seriously," the
attorney replied.
Mr. Esterbrook took Mr. Findloy's arm
and led him up to the long, oblong room
that comprises bis office and those of his
clerks and stopped before his desk.
"There's where i sit." said Mr. Ester
brook, pointing to his chair, "and there
is where the telephone used to be."
Just behind Mr. Esterbrook's chair
stood a number of vory black boards and
a few straggling wires that looked very
much like those in the attorney's office.
Mr. Esterbrook produced a telephone
box. The inside was torn into u dozen
different parts and looked as though dy
namite had been exploded in its center.
"Well," said the inspector, "what do
you think of that for aa explosion be
hind your ear? A little bigger than yours
I guess.J'
At the headquarters of the fire depart
ment it was said that a great deal of
trouble resulted irom the crossing of tele
phone wires and fire-al rm wires, and
that unless something was done a larga
fire would some day be the result of the
meeting of the electric currents. .V. Y.
World.
Ito:it lor .Sale.
Joe Leather has two fine boats for
sale at the boat shop, one block wc-t of
Hansen Bros.' mill.
Extra Quality of Coul Oil
By the gallon, five gallon can or case,
to be found at the Crockery store of
Jordan &. Bozorth.
Fur a Meat Fitting IJoot
Jr Shoe, go to P. J. Goodinahs, on Che
namus street, next door to I. V. Case.
All goods of the best make and guaran
teed qualttj. A full slock; new good.
constantly arriving. Custom work
CorctM and Underwear.
All the latest makes and styles of cor
nets and ladies underwear at Prael
Bros.' Empire store.
Rooms to ISeut
At Mrs. Curran's. near the Congrega
tional church.
Stop Tim: Cough
By going to J.E. Thomas's and getting
a Lottie of Lerov's Cough Balaam.
It will cure you.
Wanted to Kent.
A house with 5 to 10 rooms. Must be
n a respectable neighborhood. Good
tenant Address Box 296, Astoria, Ogn.
Spring Opening.
Don't forget the fact that Mrs. Mal
colm will have her spring opening of
Hate, Bonnets nnd Fancy MHIinpry, In
cluding the very latest styles, on Friday.
April 4th,
Tho bad effect of mercury will be ef
fectually eradicated from the sj'stem
by using several bottles of Pfunder's
Oregon Blood Purifier, already a staple
article
Brace up tjic whole system with Klug
of the Blood. See Advprtement.
Shlloh's Vitalizer ih wnat you need
for Constipation, Loss of Appetite, Diz
ziness and all symptoms or Dyspepsia.
ir'-pa in and 75 cents per bottle. Sold
by W. . Dement
DImmitt's Cough Balsam uever falls.
Try it at W. . Dement & Co.'a.
Sleepless Nights, made miserable
y that terrible cough. ShIIoh's Cure h
he remedy tor you. Sold by W. E. De
nptit ASK FOR
"THE BOSTON"
RUBBER BOOT.
Made of Fine
Will Not Crack.
FOB SALE EVERYWflEBE.
Thi Qutti Pircha & Rubber Mf'g Ct
- rmtuuM!
.Salmon FiShlug on the roa.il of Lat.rilr.
One of the most important of the
j Labrador fisheries next to the cod is that
of tho salmon, though they are by no
j means as extensive here as they are in
the lower Canadian provinces, especially
of Uesligoucho and the bay of Chaleur,
ou tbe s0111" R"'e of the river St. Law.
. rence. The salmon go an the river to
spawn; returning, the are found in the
I adjacent waters of the river along thai
J coast, in the late summer uud early fall.
ue number of fish aniiuallv chrtured is
immense The best, and in fact only
real, season for capturing these fish i3 a
few weeks in the "early autumn. ihey
are caught in gill nets, large or small,
-with a reutilation mesh of si-r ifinh
j16 nets nre" placed, along shore at the
mouth of the river, or across poidiv dha-n.
ncl of the stream, nnd visits an Aarr
JThe fish entangle themselves in. thr
meshes, whioh are made sufficintly large
to allow tho young fish to escape by pass
ing entirely through them, and are held
until the fisborman comes, and secures
his catch. The fish are then cut open
from head to tail, and carefully cleaned
jnside and out, all the black skin being
peeled off the backbone. They are than
soaked in fresh water, then in salt brine,
and finally packed in barrels. There are
seldom more or les9 than twenty-three
fish to a barrel. As each barrel brings
about 12 cash, each fish is valued at
fifty cents. This is, of course, the first
cost of the fish.
Salmon fishing is only in its prime for
about four weeks, between, say, July 25
and August 15. The fishing is plentiful
all along the rivers on the coast, and
there is seldom one that has not several
fisheries upon it. I should say that a
barrel of salted salmon will average
about 200 pounds in weight. Salmon are,
other than above, preserved by drying,
smoking, and canning. The latter pro
cess is rarely, if at all, employed in Labra
dor; the other two seldom. They ere
omosea mucn aa nemng pre, and are
dried in the sun much as codfish on the
fishflakes. Salmon are caught with the
h'ook and line by thoso who care to angle
for them, and as tho rivers and bays ate
quite full at tho proper season, it is a
work of pleasure and profit to practice
the rod with this king of fish in hia na
tive element and at home, when lie is
most abundant. Eastern Corr.
HOTEL AltBITALS.
OCOTDKHT.
F M Warren, Port P H 8mith, Salem
o ax uurgeson, ao ixrs u i bmitn,
J Durand.
do Seattle
J Doughtan,
B Tanguylie,
A C Dansson,
J Hewett,
B C Ball,
S B Swadton,
J Thonlas
do Miss J Smith, do
do WRMarrion,BC'ter
do J H Williams, W T
do A Boles, Seattls
do L Weliaps, do
do J Bole3, do
J Stevenson
W Johnston
PARSES HOUSE.
Cy Harriman, city A E King, Ilwaco
J W Thomas, Port
W Stewart, do
P L Hansen, do
ilrs HnfMu3, do
J P Class--n, do
H Stitzel, do
T Majer, do
Frank Scott, Seatl
J Bremmer, J D's
Wm Whittier Oswe
W Ford, St Paul
PM Linquist,Knapa
A Sutherland do
E C Crow, do
D C Byokman, do
TQ Ryckmarf, do
J J Elliot, Elliot Lb
J Weaver, J D's
At the Empire Store
You will find the finest laces and em
broideries, of richest quality.
Something New.
Thb latest hi Ladies' fashionable
wraps Is the Newport scarf. It Is de
signed to take the place of shawls or
dolmans, and is the most elegant wrap
for the price, in existence. They can
only be obtained nt present of Mrs. A.
B.Jeweti, who has Introduced them in
this market It L worth your while to
sbe them.
Jut Iteceirrd.
A large stock of soft and stiff Hats In
all the latest styles, at Mcintosh's Fur
nishing store.
Hovierj-, IIoMierx, IIoNierjrX
Thu latest novelties In ladles and
childrns hosiery at Prael Bros'.
Fine Dres Good.
A splendid I ne of ladles dress goods Is
being displayed at the Empire store.
Roscoe Dixon's new eating house
is now open. Everything has been fit
ted up in first-class style, and hi- well
known reputation as a caterer assures
all who like good things to eat that at
his place they cau lie accommodated.
Children all like DImmitt's Cough
Bakain.
DImmitt's Cough Balsam cures Croup
All the patent medicines advertised
In this paper, together with the choicest
perfumery, and toilet articles, etc-can
be bought at the lowest prices, at J. W.
Conn's drug store, opposite Ociden
hr tel. Astoria.
Use Dimmltt's Cough Balsam, at W. E
Dement & Co.'s.
Uhc Dimmltt's Cough Balsam for
Chest Throat and Lungs, nt W. E. De
ment & Co.'s.
SOLID GOLD
JEWELRY
BRACELETS,
Scarf Pins. Chains, Watches,
9ZLVERWAHB,
Of every description.
The finest stock of Jewelry In Astoria.
afAU goods warranted&grepresented
GUSTAV HANSEN, JEWELER.
To Whom It May Concern.
THIS IS TO QIVE NOTICE THAT LUNG
Ah M on has rented all the furniture,
ikhes.cookhiK utensils anil and every ar
ticle hi uae by him for restaurant or ther
Curvoaes contained in the rooms occupied
y him. up stairs la th building situated ou
K. K of It 1 7 In Block 9, McClure,s Astoria.
imiii ihe umh-rsii ned. to wnnm all the
above mentioned property brlonzs.
apl-lwk dk LOONG.
Astoria and Coast Transportation
Company.
ATA MEETING OF DIUECTOBS. HELD
v A
per share was levied on tho capital stock.
payable ou or before April 5, 183 1
E. A. NOYES,
. Secy-
For Sale.
KfinCORDS DRY HEMLOCK WHICH
tfVJKJ I win deliver at four dollars per
cord. Leave address at Foard & Stokea.
JAMEdBELL,
March Slst, 1634.
A Good Chance.
I OFFER FOR SALE THE OREGON MAR-kt-t
and Sautyge Factory, as ray health
will mt allow me to carry It on. 'lots Is a
good chance to buy a paying business.
GE0.GANS2.
Boat Building.
JOS. P. LEATHERS
Formerly orr Aradt & Zrhu'i Machlae Ska
18 BUILDING FIRST-CLASS BOATS IN
the hop formerly occupied by M. John
son on Conoomlv xtreet, ont blook wet- of
Hansen Bros' Mill. M4I, MaUrlal awl
uukrin?taM.
1884.
New Spring
Embroider hi
We have received from New York, per express, upwardss of 6,000 yards 'of
Embroideries In
Cambric, Swiss,
Lawn and Nainsook,
Of the Latest Designs and from 15 to 25 per cent,
oheaper than ever before.
760 yards of. Embroideries from
2137 -
1275 una
THE I XL THE I XL
C.H.COOPER.
The Leading Dry Goods and Clothing House
or
W
Books and Stationery.
niilaauauaaiwaatiiiiiiiiiii
Having made SPECIAL AE ANGEMENTS with the management of the 2C. P. R. and
Eastern Houses, I am now getting my STOCK, especially BOOKS and STATIONERY,
from the East. This enables me to give the Pub Ic a show to buy at
LOW LISTER PKICES.
I have lust received a Fine Stook of STATIONERY: Full and Half bound Ledgers.
Day and Cash Books. Journals, new Letter Cory Books, all sizes ; Hand's Stylographlc
Copy Books. All kinds Bill and Letter Flies, Bank Files of all descriptions ; Copy Prases,
Invoice Books, Trial Balances, Pocket Ledgers, Journals, and Cash Books. All kinds ox
Orders, IJrafis and Notei.ana Receipts ; also a full line of Bill Holders and P. O. Boxes
The Latest NOVELTIES lu .-mall Stationery, used In every oftlre
Belug uoivlu business connection with one ot the largest Eastern PAPER FACTOR
IES, I can sell any and all Kinds ot PAPER cheaper than any other house north of 8. P.-
I hare now a Large stock of Legal Foolscap Paper, all weights ; BiH Paper, all slzek
50 different kinds of Lr tter and Note Paper,
Some very flua Writing Paper for the Ladles, hi Linen and all Colors, with Envelopes
tomatch
5,000 Business Earelopea, Just Received.
My Assortment of BOOKS, NOVELS, and READING MATTER Is well known to the
Public and my store Is the ONLY ONE whew
People Can Find What They Want.
Watches, Clocks, and Jewelry.
SOLID GOLD LADIES' and GENTLEMEN'S WATCHES In all Stvles and OumlltlM.
The Celebrated Duber, Newport, and Kcvstonp. Waltham, and Elgin Sliver Watcots.
from 8 12. SO 840 OO.
The Latest Styles of GentVm-n's olld Gold and Quartz Chains from 818. upward.
Also a Full Assortment or LADIEV JEWELRY : Diamond Finger Kings. Earrings and
Breastpins. Solid Gold Guard Chains, Neck Chain, Earrings ud Breastpins, la vets or
Mngle. A Lane Assortment of Plain solid Gold Kings. Kings with Sets, such as Aim-thyst-i
Topaz. Cameo, nyx. Garnets, Ementtds, Rubies, and oth r precious stones.
Solid Gold Sleeve Buttons, Collar Buttons, btuus. Scarf Pins, Lockets and Chains, Em
blem Pins and Charms for all Orders.
Also a Complete Assortment of the Finest ROLL PLATE JEWELRY.
i Solid Sllrer and Plated Ware.
Remember The Crystal Palace.
The Leading Book Store.
NEW
HATS!
BECE1VED AT
McIITTOSH'S
Clothing and Cent's
Most Popular Remedy Sold.
h
iMild
Fo- Plaplcc, BletekM, Chronic Sorea and
DImsmc Loss of Energy ai d Habitu -i uon-
stlpatlon unequaled. Kautr uaaraaieea.
Sold everywtiere, i. e noiues ior 95.00.
LOEB & GO.
JOBBERS IN-
WINES.
IiIQUOKS,
AND
CIGARS.
AQKNTS FOR THB I
9et San Frmnotsco Houses and
Eastern Distilleries.'
Tumblers Decanters, and All
Kinds of Saloon Supplies.
HfAll gooo told at San Fzaaclsco Prices.
XAurtTSEsr.
isani. Orwtoa,
it
1884.
Importations !
3c to 1 2c per yard.
1 5c to 40c pr yard.
50c to $1.00 per yard.
Carl Adler. Proprietor.
STOCK
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BITTERS L
Wilmerding 4 Co., Sin Frincites.
Lotb ft Co., Agtnts, Asttric?
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